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Thirty University of Rochester students held a protest Wednesday afternoon in the classroom of an economics professor who had defended Rush Limbaughs verbal assault on Sandra Fluke and said the Georgetown student deserved to be mocked.
In a blog post, Professor Steven Landsburg said he essentially agreed with Limbaugh stance, writing, Her position which is whats at issue here deserves [no respect] whatsoever. It deserves to only be ridiculed, mocked and jeered. To treat it with respect would be a travesty. He said he did not agree with Limbaughs use of the word of slut to describe Fluke, but said prostitute was mostly fair, while a extortionist was even better.
The post prompted a statement of condemnation from University President Joel Seligman, who said, I am outraged that any professor would demean a student in this fashion. To openly ridicule, mock, or jeer a student in this way is about the most offensive thing a professor can do. We are here to educate, to nurture, to inspire, not to engage in character assassination.
http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/09/441449/students-silently-protest-professor-who-defended-limbaugh-ridiculed-fluke/?mobile=nc
Sometimes there is no words for the stupid.
Swede Atlanta
(3,596 posts)Go to your blow-up doll and have a great night Mr. Landsburg. You are probably a prolific pornographic addict and potentially a sexual predator.
unapatriciated
(5,390 posts)marsis
(301 posts)vast leftist, socialist, communist, higher education wing. Oh wait.......
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)who find anything Limbaugh says to be worthy of their attention. It's kind of a rare man bites dog news story. As far as the pig-loving professor, he has the right to his opinion and the students have the right to let him teach to an empty classroom next semester.
coffeenap
(3,173 posts)unapatriciated
(5,390 posts)That's one book that will not even make it to my coffee table.